diff --git a/bfdd/bfd.c b/bfdd/bfd.c
index 3a2959a03a..e536567c36 100644
--- a/bfdd/bfd.c
+++ b/bfdd/bfd.c
@@ -982,7 +982,7 @@ void bfd_session_free(struct bfd_session *bs)
 	/* Remove session from data plane if any. */
 	bfd_dplane_delete_session(bs);
 
-	bfd_key_delete(bs->key);
+	bfd_key_delete(&bs->key);
 	bfd_id_delete(bs->discrs.my_discr);
 
 	/* Remove observer if any. */
@@ -1999,11 +1999,11 @@ struct bfd_session *bfd_id_delete(uint32_t id)
 	return hash_release(bfd_id_hash, &bs);
 }
 
-struct bfd_session *bfd_key_delete(struct bfd_key key)
+struct bfd_session *bfd_key_delete(struct bfd_key *key)
 {
 	struct bfd_session bs;
 
-	bs.key = key;
+	bs.key = *key;
 
 	return hash_release(bfd_key_hash, &bs);
 }
diff --git a/bfdd/bfd.h b/bfdd/bfd.h
index ea8ed03ff9..645a76596f 100644
--- a/bfdd/bfd.h
+++ b/bfdd/bfd.h
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ struct bfd_session *bfd_id_lookup(uint32_t id);
 struct bfd_session *bfd_key_lookup(struct bfd_key *key);
 struct sbfd_reflector *sbfd_discr_lookup(uint32_t discr);
 struct bfd_session *bfd_id_delete(uint32_t id);
-struct bfd_session *bfd_key_delete(struct bfd_key key);
+struct bfd_session *bfd_key_delete(struct bfd_key *key);
 struct sbfd_reflector *sbfd_discr_delete(uint32_t discr);
 
 bool bfd_id_insert(struct bfd_session *bs);